TR: chazon → horasis (Prophetic Vision)¶
The Chain¶
Hebrew OT LXX (Greek OT) Greek NT
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חָזוֹן (chazon) → ὅρασις (horasis) → ὅρασις (horasis)
H2377, 37x 28x as translation 4x in NT
"vision" of chazon "vision, sight"
OT Usage (Hebrew)¶
| Strong's | Word | Occurrences | Primary Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| H2377 | חָזוֹן (chazon) | 37 | prophetic vision, divine revelation, oracle |
| H2372 | חָזָה (chazah) | 51 | to gaze at, perceive, behold in vision (root verb) |
| H2374 | חֹזֶה (chozeh) | 17 | seer, visionary |
Key OT passages: - 1 Sam 3:1 — "there was no open vision" — rarity of prophetic revelation - Dan 8:1 — "a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel" — apocalyptic revelation - Hab 2:2 — "Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables" — vision to be preserved and awaited
LXX Bridge¶
| Hebrew | Greek Translation | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| chazon (H2377) | ὅρασις (G3706) | 28x | Primary equivalent |
| mar'eh (H4758) | ὅρασις (G3706) | 24x | Also rendered horasis — creates overlap |
| chezev (H2376) | ὅρασις (G3706) | 6x | Aramaic vision word also mapped here |
| chazah (H2372) | ὅρασις (G3706) | 8x | Root verb's abstract usage |
Semantic scope in translation: The LXX uses horasis for multiple Hebrew vision words, broadening its semantic range beyond chazon alone. In the Hebrew OT, chazon specifically denotes divinely granted prophetic revelation. The LXX Greek horasis can include both the revelatory content (= chazon) and the visual appearance/form (= mar'eh). This flattening means the Greek reader loses the Hebrew distinction between the content of revelation (chazon) and the visual form seen (mar'eh).
NT Usage (Greek)¶
| Strong's | Word | Occurrences | Primary Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| G3706 | ὅρασις (horasis) | 4 | the act of gazing; a vision; appearance/sight |
| G3705 | ὅραμα (horama) | 12 | something gazed at, a vision (more common NT term) |
| G602 | ἀποκάλυψις (apokalypsis) | 18 | revelation, disclosure |
Key NT passages: - Acts 2:17 — "your young men shall see visions (horaseis)" — quoting Joel 2:28, the direct LXX bridge - Rev 4:3 — "he that sat was to look upon (horasei) like a jasper" — appearance/sight sense - Rev 9:17 — "I saw the horses in the vision (horasei)" — apocalyptic vision
The NT largely shifts to ὅραμα (horama, G3705) for visionary experiences (Acts 9:10, 10:3, 16:10) and ἀποκάλυψις (apokalypsis, G602) for divine revelation. Horasis retains limited but significant usage, especially in Revelation.
TODO(need G3706 study)
Direct OT→NT Quotations¶
| NT Verse | Quotes OT | Shared Word | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acts 2:17 | Joel 2:28 | chazon → horasis | Peter at Pentecost: "your young men shall see visions" — prophetic vision poured out on all flesh |
This is the only direct quotation carrying chazon → horasis into the NT. It marks the eschatological fulfillment of OT prophetic gifting.
Continuity and Shifts¶
What stays the same across testaments: - Vision as divinely granted perception remains central in both testaments - The Joel → Acts quotation explicitly extends OT chazon into the NT era - Revelation uses horasis in the same apocalyptic register as Daniel's chazon
What shifts: - The NT predominantly uses horama (G3705) rather than horasis (G3706) for visionary experiences — a vocabulary shift from the LXX's preferred term - The NT adds apokalypsis (G602) as the primary term for divine disclosure, absorbing much of chazon's theological space - Chazon as a book-title superscription (Isa 1:1, Nah 1:1) has no NT parallel — NT books use different framing conventions
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